For several decades, most members of Congress, several presidents and a great many American taxpayers have accepted a dangerous mental disconnect between exorbitant federal government spending and exorbitant federal taxing.
Taxes have been far too high – but spending has been far higher!
Chattanooga’s Republican U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann commendably faced our terrible financial problem in comments in Congress this week. All of us should join him in his concern. And all Americans should insist – at least – that Congress make some tough decisions to keep the problem from getting worse.
Fleischmann reminded us:
• Our national debt is more than $14 trillion!